The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-02-05
pAHALA NOTES.

We have had quite an anxious
time of it during the past week,
commencing with the heavy EARTH
quakes of Sunday night, lighter
ones occurred during each day and
night of the week. The lava flow
at Kahuku has kept running briskey
during the whole time, and smoke
was seen at different times on
Mauna Loa. At this time of writ
ing the flow is said to be ceasing, at
least not so much is running out
and the illumination at night is
much reduced. The Moaula valley
seems to be the place where nature
used her greatest efforts on Sunday
night. The ground is split open in
many places, one crack extending
up one of the high bluffs of that
ncighbourhood is said to be fifteen
feet across, many earthslides also
occurred in the same neighborhood.
The Fl. A. Co.'S, three reservoirs
have been damaged, also the flume
in some parts, owing to earthslides.
The houses at Kapapala are re-
moved from their positions in almost
every case. Mr.. Monsarrat has lost
a considerable amount in Crockery,
house ornaments &c. His own house
was removed eight inches from its
original position and supposed to be
much strained. Most of the stone
walls in this neighborhood were
also thrown down.
Several people from the neighbor-
hood of Waiohinu, frightened by
the severe shocks, left by the
steamer on the Monday morning,
early, for Honolulu among them
being our district Doctor, A. F.
Raymond and lady, the only prac-
ticing medical gentleman of Kau, SO
that we have been and 1 believe
still are, without medical aid in case
of need.
A large number of excursionists
came up by the "Hall' to see the
flow. They had splendid view of
it on Saturday night from the ves-
sci. The larger part of them landed
at Punaluu, and from there hired
horses to go to Kahuku.
Kilauea has been throwing out
q great deal of smoke lately, but
there is not much fire.
Mr.. F. l.. Clarke passed through
here on Sunday, going to make, l
believe, observations, and the Rev.
Baker from Hilo, who passed here
last week, is said to be now ON
Mauna Loa for the same purpose.
The district priest of Kau, Rev.
c. N. Ruanet, with whom 1 have
had talk on the subject, says the
heaviest earthquakes we have had
during the last two weeks, are
nothing in comparison to those that
occurred in 1868, before the erup-
ton of that year, the difference of
the two periods being that, whereas
in 68 the shocks proceeded the
eruption, in 81. They followed it.
However that may be, 1 think 1 can
say without a canvass, that Kau
residents agree that we have had
quite enough shaking up lately, and
in any case want nothing heavier in
that time than we have had.
We have had quite rain fall
along with the shakes, 4 22-lO0
inches having fallen during the last
week, so that we have something
| to he thankful for,
The Chinaman who was caught
with the burglarised articles from
the II. A. Co.'s storehouse at
Pahala, has been tried and fined in
the sum of one hundred dollars.
Since writing the above DR..
Oliver has paid us visit, and it is
his intention to medically attend
the district until the return of DR..
Raymond.
February 1st 1887.
Feb. 2-There Is much smoke
about to-day but 1t is not known
from where. A slight shock of
earthquake was felt here at twelve
O'Clock last night. There is no re-
Election from the flow, so it is thought
to be declining.